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J; M. IDE.

COLLAR.

No. 279,567. Patented June 19,1883;

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UNITED STAT S JAMES M. IDE, or :rRoY, NEW

PATENT ,OFFICE.

YORK, ASSIGNOR- TO GEO. P, IDE, BRUCE & (30., OF SAME PLACE.

COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,567, dated June 19,1883.

' Application filed May 4, 1883. (No model.) 7

T aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES M. IDE, a citizen of the United States of America, and residing in the city of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in such collars as are commonly worn by ladies, and have flaring capes shaped to conform to the chest around the neck of the wearer. In such collars heretofore made the cape commonly I 5 consists of only one ply or thickness of muslin,

and is of uniform" thickness from its inner edge, where it is stitched to the body of the collar, to its bound or hemmed outer edge.

In washing,starching, and ironing such collars the flaring cape, of a single or uniform thickness from its inner to its outer edge, is

very liable to be torn through along the body of the collar; and in wearing such collars the thinness and pliability of the cape along the body of the collar prevents the cape from properly controlling the position and adjustment of the collar on and around the neck, and causes the cape to soon become crumpled and broken along the collar-body.

To cheaply overcome or lessen the aforesaid defect is a primary object of my invention, and I accomplish that object by making an inner portion'of the cape along the collarbody thicker, stronger, and of greater stiffness 3 5 than. the outer portion of the cape, substantially as hereinafter set forth.

In the aforesaid drawings, Figure 1, is a vi ew of a collar which embodies one form of my invention, and Fig. 2 represents an expanded 40 section of the same at about the line 2 z in Fig. I; Fig. 3 is a view of a collar that cmbraces portions of the same invention, and Fig. 4 is an expanded section of the same collar at about the line y 3 in Fig. 3.

A is the body of the collar, and B is the cape, which is continuous in Fig. 1, but is in three segmentsin Fig. 3. In each of the collars the inner portion, (1, of the cape is of greater thickness, strength, and stiffness than its outer portion, D. It is important that the outer portion, D, of the cape shall be quite thin and flexible, so that while the collar is being worn the outer portion of the cape shall freely bend between and conform to the inner and outer garments around the neck of the person. I make the inner portion, O, of the cape of greater thickness, strength, and stiffness than the outer portion, D, in order to lessen or prevent the tearing of the cape along the collar-body in washing, starching, and ironing the collar, and in order that, while the starched and ironed collar is being worn, the inner portion of the cape, by its great thickness, strength, and stiffness, shall greatly lessen or prevent the crumpling and breaking of the cape along the collar-body, and shall materially assist in adjusting and retaining the collar-body in proper position around and uponthe neck of the person, and may present a smooth and comely appearance when worn exposed to view.

As regards this improvement of having the inner portion of the cape of greater thickness,

strength, and stiffness than its main outerportion,, the cape may extend along the whole length of the collar-body, as in Fig. 1, or may be in segments, as shown in Fig.3, or may extend and have its thickest inner part, 0, of various widths and lengths along only a suffi cient portion of the lower edge of the collarbody to accomplish the aforesaid object. I commonly have the thicker inner portion, 0, of the cape extend to or nearly to or some what beyond the front end parts of the collarbody, and make in such thickened inner end parts of thecape buttoirholes e 0, adapted to receive a connecting stud or lmttomaml there by assist the thick inner portionof the cape in adjusting and retaining the collar in proper position upon and. around the neck of the wearer; and in such cases the thickened inner portion of the capemay be extended outward various distances, or across the ends of the cape, as indicated by dotted lines at .r .r in

Fig. 3.

The inner portion, (1, of the cape can be made thicker, stronger, and of greater stiffness than the main outer part, D, by havingthe outer part consist ot'only one ply of muslin, and the inner portion consist of one ply of very thick linen, cotton, or compound linen and cotton fabric; but I generally prefer to have the inner part, 0, of the cape composedof two-or more plies of cotton or linen and cotton fabrics, and the outer portion, D, of only one ply, as indicated in Fig. 2 or 4.

' In making an inner portion of the'cape of a collar thicker, stronger, and of greater stiffness than the outer portion, I consider that it is generally best to have one main ply, f,'Figs.

1 and 2, extend from the inner edge to the 2. A collarhaving a cape, of which the for Ward inner parts that extend along and are united to the end portions of the body of the collar are thicker and stronger than the main 2 5 outer portion of the cape, and have buttonholes 0 e therein, as described.

*3. A collar having a cape composed of a main ply, f, and a smaller re-enforcing ply, g, stitched along its outer edge, h, to and upon 0 said main ply, and secured along its inner edge with said main ply to the body of the collar, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, 5 this 2d day of May, 1883.

JAMES M. IDE.

\Vitnesses:

THOMAS J. SULLIVAN, AusTiNF. PARK. 

